Bills & Legislation

IHDA-HOUSING COUNSELING GRANTS

Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall make grants to nonprofit corporations for housing counseling services, subject to appropriation for that purpose and in accordance with rules adopted by the Authority.

Lilian Jiménez

PROPERTY RECORDS-HOUSING

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Affordability Crisis in Housing Act. Amends the Financial Institutions Act. Requires that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation establish, maintain, and publish on its website a registry of nominees of mortgagees. Amends the Counties Code. Requires each county board to adopt revisions to its predictable fee schedule to include an additional $150 fee for a nominee of a mortgagee to record a mortgage, including an assignment, extension, amendment, or subordination, beginning no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Creates an exception for the recording of a release of mortgage by the nominee of the mortgagee. Provides that of the additional $150, $120 is to be collected by the county as an additional Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge and deposited into the Rental Housing Support Program Fund, and $30 is to be collected by the county as a county fee with $25 to be used by the county for development and maintenance of its affordable housing capacity and $5 to be deposited into the recorder's special funds created to defray the cost of providing electronic or automated access to the county's property records. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a lien is not created if a nominee of a mortgagee fails to provide the recorder with the cover sheet required to accompany a mortgage under the Conveyances Act. Amends the Conveyances Act. Requires that all mortgages or assignments of mortgage recorded by or for a nominee must be recorded with a cover sheet explaining any fees that are charged, the identity of the nominee of the mortgagee, and the process that may be used by the mortgagor to track the mortgage.

Mary Beth Canty

LOCAL GOV-ANTI-GROWTH LAWS

Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county, township, or municipality shall not enact or enforce an anti-growth law affecting property unless the anti-growth law is enacted or enforced (1) following a disaster declared by the Governor that occurred within the jurisdiction of the county, township, or municipality; or (2) to provide for the extension or acquisition of public infrastructure, public services, or water resources. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Eva-Dina Delgado

COMMON INTEREST ASSN-RECORDS

Amends the Common Interest Community Act. Specifies which records of a common interest community association must be provided to a unit owner upon request. Specifies records that may not be disclosed. Requires a board to maintain a secure website accessible only to unit owners and their authorized agents so that they may download the association's records in an electronic format at no cost. Provides that a board has no obligation to produce electronic records otherwise if it maintains the accessible, secure website. Provides that if the unit owner requests the records to be delivered in paper and the association has a photocopy machine available where the records are maintained, it must provide unit owners with copies on request during the inspection if the entire request is limited to no more than 25 pages. Provides that the board may charge up to 25 cents per page for copies made on the association's photocopier if more than 25 pages. Provides that a board must allow a unit owner to use a portable device capable of scanning or taking photographs to make an electronic copy of the official records at no cost in lieu of the board's providing the unit owner with a copy of records. Provides that the board may impose fees to cover the costs of providing paper copies of the records if the time spent retrieving and copying the records exceeds one-half hour and if the personnel costs do not exceed $20 per hour and the personnel costs may not be charged for records requests that result in the copying of 25 or fewer pages. Authorizes the board to adopt reasonable written rules governing the frequency, time, location, notice, records to be inspected, and manner of inspections with some limitations. Provides that the board must make available to unit owners or their authorized agents on a quarterly basis on its secure website any transactions that the board has entered into, to include, but not be limited to, contracts, signed proposals, proof of payments, and final inspections of parcels in the association. Makes other changes.

Margaret A. DeLaRosa

ATTY GEN-HOA OWNERS

Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate, make findings, or litigate on behalf of unit owners of common interest community associations whose rights have been violated by the owners' governing board under Illinois law or under the board's governing documents. Amends the Condominium Property Act to make the same changes on behalf of unit owners of condominiums. Authorizes the Attorney General to adopt rules to implement the Act.

Margaret A. DeLaRosa

INS-FIRE & EXTENDED COVERAGE

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Rates for Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance Article. Provides that the Article applies to policies of fire and extended coverage insurance and establishes policies that are exempt from the Article. Provides that rates shall not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory, as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning filing requirements for insurers in competitive and noncompetitive markets and the monitoring duties of the Director of Insurance concerning market competition and the availability of insurance for the policies of insurance to which the Article applies. Provides that a competitive market is presumed to exist for a line of insurance unless the Director, after a hearing, issues an order stating that a reasonable degree of competition does not exist in the market. Provides that the ruling of the Director regarding market competition is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. Effective January 1, 2028.

Sharon Chung

FIREARM EXCEPTIONS-JUDGES

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits an incumbent or retired judge of the Illinois Supreme, Appellate, or circuit court who has a concealed carry license to carry a firearm on or into: (i) any building designated for matters before a circuit court, the Appellate Court, or the Supreme Court, or any building or portion of a building under the control of the Supreme Court; and (ii) any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. Effective immediately.

La Shawn K. Ford

COMMUNITY BITCOIN RESERVE

Creates the Community Bitcoin Reserve Act. Contains findings and purpose provisions. Establishes the Community Bitcoin Reserve Program within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Altgeld Bitcoin Reserve is designated as the first community reserve site, and additional participating communities may be approved by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the State may acquire Bitcoin for the Community Bitcoin Reserve if the acquisition is authorized by the General Assembly and conducted in a budget-neutral manner. Requires all Bitcoin held under the Act to be secured using multisignature cold-storage custody requiring a minimum threshold of approvals. Sets forth further provisions concerning the custody structure of the Bitcoin; transparency and proof-of-reserve reports; community governance; the administration of community programs; the annual program release schedule; tax treatment; restrictions; the sale or transfer of Bitcoin held under the Act; the acceptance of Bitcoin donations; and exemption from liability for the State. Effective immediately.

La Shawn K. Ford

MEDICAID-MFTD RATES

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Increases the rate of reimbursement by 20% for providers of private duty nursing services for medically fragile and technology dependent children and for nursing and personal care services for non-waiver customers beginning January 1, 2027, subject to federal approval. Effective immediately.

Anne Stava

INC TX-PHARMACY WITHHOLDING

Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that an election to claim the credit against the taxpayer's withholding tax liability also applies to certain taxpayers that are primarily engaged in the business of pharmacy, health, and wellness and that have a corporate headquarters and distribution centers located in Illinois.

Margaret Croke

$DCEO-GRANT-EMPLOYEE OWNERS

Appropriates $700,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Illinois Center for Employee Ownership for the purpose of expanding education, outreach, and technical assistance related to employee ownership transitions and supporting small businesses in evaluating and pursuing succession through employee ownership. Effective July 1, 2026.

Jawaharial Williams

PROHIBIT OBSTRUCT RIGHT OF WAY

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a person who fells a tree for the purpose of obstructing a public highway in hindrance of official State or federal government duties commits a Class 4 felony. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who violates provisions related to stopping, standing, or parking in prohibited places in hindrance of official State or federal government duties commits a Class 4 felony. Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Provides that for persons engaging in picketing, no sign, tent, or temporary shelter may be erected or maintained in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise physically interfere with official State or federal government duties, and a person who violates the prohibition commits a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

Chris Miller

MUNI CD-ACCESSORY DWELLINGS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, 8 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a municipality shall, on any lot located in a residential zoning district that permits single-family dwellings, allow (1) on an area of not more than 2,500 square feet, at least one detached single-family dwelling unit; (2) on any lot with an area of more than 2,500 square feet and not more than 5,000 square feet, up to 4 dwelling units; (3) on any lot with an area of more than 5,000 square feet and not more than 7,500 square feet, up to 6 dwelling units; and (4) on any lot with an area of more than 7,500 square feet, up to 8 dwelling units, including cottage clusters. Provides that each municipality shall permit accessory dwelling units in all zoning districts that permit single-family dwellings without additional requirements for lot size, setbacks, aesthetic requirements, design review requirements, frontage, space limitations, or other controls beyond those required for single-family dwelling units without an accessory dwelling unit. Provides that, if a municipality fails to complete its plan review within the deadlines established under the provisions, then the applicant may retain a qualified third-party plan reviewer. Provides that, if a municipality fails to conduct a required inspection within 2 business days, then the applicant may retain a qualified third-party inspector. Provides that municipalities authorized to levy impact fees must calculate fees using the statewide formula structure issued by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, the corporate authorities of a municipality shall not establish minimum automobile parking requirements for (A) residential dwellings of less than 1,500 square feet; (B) affordable housing projects under the Illinois Affordable Housing Act; (C) assisted living establishments; (D) ground level nonresidential spaces in mixed-use buildings; or (E) buildings undergoing a change of use from nonresidential to residential. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, no building code adopted by a county or municipality may prohibit residential buildings from having a single stairway serving as an exit for all units if the building satisfies specified requirements. Limits home rule powers. Makes other changes.

Kam Buckner

$FY27 GOV OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Governor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 as follows: General Funds $19,750,000; Other State Funds $5,800,000; Total $25,550,000.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 LT GOV OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $3,497,900; Other State Funds $100,000; Total $3,597,900.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 AGING OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Department on Aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $1,999,065,468; Other State Funds $13,670,500; Federal Funds $213,105,600; Total $2,225,841,568.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 AGRICULTURE OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $33,781,300; Other State Funds $129,597,000; Federal Funds $56,568,400; Total $219,946,700.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 CMS OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Central Management Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $2,875,624,700; Other State Funds $5,761,439,800; Total $8,637,064,500.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DCFS OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Children and Family Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $1,668,497,400; Other State Funds $826,507,600; Federal Funds $15,816,600; Total $2,510,821,600.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DCEO OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $90,988,300; Other State Funds $2,154,622,419; Federal Funds $1,587,813,049; Total $3,833,423,768.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DNR OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $97,945,800; Other State Funds $479,723,783; Federal Funds $51,126,622; Total $628,796,205.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DJJ OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $174,906,100; Other State Funds $15,500,000; Total $190,406,100.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DOC OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Corrections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $2,272,670,500; Other State Funds $164,500,000; Total $2,437,170,500.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DES OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $20,855,000; Other State Funds $6,500,000; Federal Funds $419,066,800; Total $446,421,800.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DFPR OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: Other State Funds $186,398,800.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DHR OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Human Rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $16,707,700; Other State Funds $7,002,560; Federal Funds $4,794,800; Total $28,505,060.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DHS OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Human Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $6,938,335,133; Other State Funds $1,658,445,289; Federal Funds $2,012,020,769; Total $10,608,801,191.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DOI OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Insurance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: Other State Funds $172,345,700.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DOIT OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Innovation and Technology for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $393,399,200; Other State Funds $714,216,700; Total $1,107,615,900.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 LABOR OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Labor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $14,822,800; Other State Funds $6,250,000; Federal Funds $6,400,000; Total $27,472,800.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DOLC OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of the Lottery for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: Other State Funds $3,298,355,000.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DMA OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Military Affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $25,882,300; Other State Funds $6,100,000; Federal Funds $43,210,700; Total $75,193,000.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 HFS OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $8,781,379,200; Other State Funds $37,892,170,000; Federal Funds $775,000,000; Total $47,448,549,200.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DPH OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Public Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $286,257,200; Other State Funds $364,858,708; Federal Funds $733,950,369; Total $1,385,066,277.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 DOR OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $36,408,900; Other State Funds $620,134,100; Federal Funds $500,000; Total $657,043,000.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 ISP OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois State Police for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $477,708,200; Other State Funds $460,651,300; Federal Funds $60,000,000; Total $998,359,500.

Robyn Gabel

$FY27 IDOT OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: Other State Funds $5,760,285,739; Federal Funds $14,911,796; Total $5,775,197,535.

Robyn Gabel

END TEAR GAS EXPOSURES ACT

Creates the Building Remedies to End Abusive Tear Gas and Harmful Exposures Act. Establishes the Chemical Agent Review Board within the Department of Public Health, and sets forth the Board's membership and duties. Prohibits deployment or possession of lachrymatory agents in the State, except for limited purposes. Requires the Department to adopt rules for approval of pepper spray formulations, including safety standards, testing protocols, and restrictions on delivery mechanisms. Directs the Department to maintain a public database of approved formulations and adverse event reports. Provides for reporting of chemical irritant deployments other than for personal self-defense. Creates a private right of action and enforcement authority for the Attorney General and certain organizations, with remedies including damages, civil penalties, and injunctive relief. Establishes the Illinois Human Rights Enforcement Fund. Includes home rule limitation and severability provisions and transition and compliance periods. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Edgar González, Jr.

VEH-AUTO TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more to use an automated traffic law enforcement system to record and enforce violations related to traffic obstruction. Provides that for each violation recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of violation to the registered owner by mail within 30 days after the Secretary of State identifies the owner, but no later than 90 days after the violation. Sets forth defenses for a violation. Provides that unless the driver received a Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $100, or the completion of a traffic education program, or both, plus an additional penalty of not more than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty or complete a required program in a timely manner. Requires each intersection monitored by an automated traffic law enforcement system to have a posted sign visible to approaching traffic indicating that automated enforcement is in use. Provides that compensation paid for an automated traffic law enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment or services provided and may not be based on the number of citations issued or the revenue generated. Prohibits a member of the General Assembly and officer or employee of a municipality or county from knowingly accepting employment or receiving compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides automated traffic law enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or counties. Allows the Secretary to adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions. Makes other changes.

Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

REVENUE-TECH

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.

STATEWIDE INNOVATION-PILOT

Amends the Statewide Innovation Development and Economy Act. Creates a New Opportunities for Vacation and Adventure Urban District or NOVA urban district. Sets forth the capital investment and job creation requirements to be certified as a NOVA urban district. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that property that receives a megaproject certificate from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is eligible for an assessment freeze. Contains provisions concerning megaproject incentive agreements.

Jay Hoffman

INS CD-MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Contains findings. Requires each health carrier to annually submit completed templates with both plan-level and carrier-level data to the Director of Insurance in the form, manner, and time prescribed by the Director by no later than July 1 of each year for data from the previous calendar year. Provides that data must be sufficient to support independent technical evaluation and to enable meaningful public understanding of access to and coverage for each facility type and specified professional provider type. Requires each health carrier to report, disaggregated by facility type, professional provider type, youth, adult, in-person, and telehealth, the specified data elements. Requires the Director to post, in an easily accessible, consumer-friendly manner, on a public website, all underlying data and data files reported no later than 3 months after receipt. Sets forth provisions concerning certification of health carriers and administration and enforcement of the provisions. Provides that the data submission requirements apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Maura Hirschauer

COUNTIES CD-COUNTY LIBRARY

Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning county law libraries, provides that county law libraries shall be open whenever the court house is open, unless the law library is closed based on operational necessity or as determined by the county board. Authorizes other appropriate county offices (rather than only the county treasurer) to retain fees and charges of the clerk in a County Law Library Fund and disburse those funds when ordered to do so.

Kimberly Du Buclet

CD CORR-PHYSICAL MAIL

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that all institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections shall permit every committed person to send and receive all original physical mail (rather than an unlimited number of uncensored letters), but the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for reasons of the security, safety, or morale of the institution or facility. Provides that no institutions or facility of the Department shall deny the distribution of original physical mail to committed persons after such incoming mail has undergone inspection and it has been determined that the mail does not pose a threat to the security or safety of the facility, personnel of the Department, or committed persons. Provides that the Department shall collect evidence of original physical mail that is deemed to pose a threat to the safety or security of the facility or institution, personnel of the Department, or committed persons. Defines "original physical mail" and "threat to the security or safety".

Jed Davis

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Community Grief and Violence Prevention Pilot Program to interrupt cycles of violence and address grief and trauma in the City of Chicago and Southland region. Specifies that, under the Pilot Program, funds shall be allocated to deploy Community Grief Response Teams, which shall provide immediate, on-site trauma support to families and neighborhoods within 24 hours of a violent incident; shall provide long-term case management and grief counseling to survivors; and shall facilitate restorative justice circles to resolve community conflicts before they escalate to violence. Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, every public elementary school shall incorporate grief literacy and restorative justice practices and programs into its social-emotional learning standards. Requires the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Public Schools to expand the Parent University Program to include mandatory modules on violence prevention, trauma-informed care, and recognizing signs of grief. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to establish a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in communities disproportionately impacted by violence. Requires the State of Illinois to formally recognizes the Master of Social Work (MSW) as a professional degree essential to public health and safety. Effective immediately.

Debbie Meyers-Martin

PUBLIC SAFETY-SOCIAL MEDIA

Creates the Youth Public Safety and Social Media Accountability Act. Provides that no person shall coordinate or promote an unlawful large youth gathering, including through the use of a social media platform. Provides that a person who violates the provision commits a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that an operator of a social media platform shall take reasonable measures to restrict content that coordinates or promotes an unlawful large youth gathering. Provides that an operator of a social media platform shall maintain at least $5,000,000 in liability insurance filed with the Department of Insurance to cover harms arising from a violation of the provision. Provides that a person injured in connection with an unlawful large youth gathering may bring a civil action against a social media platform.

Thaddeus Jones

POLICE-DOMESTIC ABUSER REGSTRY

Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Creates a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders within the Illinois State Police. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall maintain the registry based upon information supplied to the Illinois State Police by court clerks and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall make the registry available for public inquiry on the Internet. Provides that the registry must consist of the persistent domestic violence offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county of convictions, and a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that, if a person is convicted of an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior convictions committed against a domestic abuse victim, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that a defendant who is required to register must be assessed a registration fee in the amount of $150. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall remove from the registry the name and other identifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender after a specified number of years following the defendant's most recent conviction. Effective January 1, 2027.

Nicole La Ha

LEGISLATIVE AUDIT-TRANSFER

Amends the Legislative Audit Commission Act. Provides that, if the Legislative Audit Commission, in its discretion, believes that investigative authority over a matter should be referred to the Executive Ethics Commission to investigate a State agency or executive office, it shall be referred by a majority vote by the Commission. Provides that the Auditor General may provide advice to the Commission on transferring investigative authority to the Executive Ethics Commission. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act and the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to make conforming changes.

Kyle Moore

SMALL COMMUNITIES HEALTH GRANT

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Small Communities Health and Safety Grant Program. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall use funds deposited into the Small Communities Health and Safety Competitive Grant Fund to create and administer a statewide, competitive grant for municipalities and units of local government with populations under 50,000 to make capital and infrastructure improvements that promote and support the health and safety of residents of those municipalities and to pay for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the program. Provides that the Department shall receive and consider applications from eligible municipalities and units of local government for grants. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Small Communities Health and Safety Competitive Grant Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2027, in each fiscal year, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Small Communities Health and Safety Competitive Grant Fund a portion of the amount set aside for capital improvements not to exceed $70,000,000.

Regan Deering

CILA-OCCUPANCY LIMIT

Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Changes the number of recipients from 8 or fewer to 12 or fewer in the definition of community-integrated living arrangement.

Ryan Spain